| Definition of Terms |
Peachtree Ridge High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Gwinnett County, GA |
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| Total Students |
2794 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
156 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 777 students | | Grade 10 - 748 students | | Grade 11 - 706 students | | Grade 12 - 563 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
21% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
9% |
6% |
| % Black |
19% |
39% |
| % White |
49% |
52% |
| % Unknown |
2 % |
4% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
14% |
33% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Gwinnett County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
122 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
144,686 students |
3,848 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,273,228,000 |
$34,253,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$1,337,759,000 |
$34,226,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,800 |
$8,902 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,246 |
$8,894 |
| District Graduation Rates |
86% |
75% |
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- Peachtree Ridge High School is a public high school in Suwanee, Georgia, USA and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Peachtree Ridge is the only Gwinnett County Public School to use block scheduling; Shiloh High School used to but discontinued it in 2006.
- Construction of the PRHS main facility commenced in March 2001. PRHS was constructed in order to relieve overcrowding at four neighboring high schools. When its doors opened for the 2003-2004 academic year, almost all of the sophomores, juniors, and seniors came from either Duluth High School in Duluth, Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, and North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee.
- The school officially opened for classes on Monday, August 11, 2003, with enrollment topping 1,900 students. By November of the same year, another of athletic facilities (field house) were nearing completion.
- History
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Peachtree Ridge High School is located on Old Peachtree Road, which was completely built in 2003. It is located on the land that belonged to the heirs of Eugene Baynes. A lake behind the school is named Lake Louella after Ms. Eugene Ella Baynes, as well as Lake Louella road near the school. A few hundred yards from the school is the home of the Goodwin home, which is 185 years old. Many historic sites surround the school and they hope to continue the history.[1]
- Athletics
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Peachtree Ridge currently competes in Region 7-AAAAA and has since 2004.
- 2006-2007 GHSA State Football Co-Champions
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In the Georgia Dome, Peachtree Ridge beat Warner Robins High School 13-7. In the GHSA Championship game, the Lions came back from a 14-3 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter, to tie the Roswell Hornets. Since the game ended in a tie, Peachtree Ridge and Roswell High School are both State Champions, both being awarded State Champion Trophies, and both teams receiving State Champion Rings. The Ridge is one of the first teams to win the State Championship game in the school's fourth year of existence. In 2008, they will be competing in the state semi-finals against the Grayson Rams. The Ridge has a current record of 11-2.
- 2006-2007 GSHL State Ice Hockey Champions
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The Peachtree Ridge hockey team ended the regular season with 7 Wins, 3 Losses and 3 Ties, which was good enough for 3rd in the GSHL "A" Division.
- Competition cheerleading
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Peachtree Ridge's competition cheerleading team, also known as "Blue Pride", won the 7-5A Co-ed Region championship title, and were awarded runner-up in the 5A Co-ed division at the GHSA state competition. In the teams third year of existence the team had an undefeated season and were the 5A GHSA State Champions as well as the 7-5A region champions. In their fourth year, Blue Pride achieved another 5A GHSA State title, resulting in the first true Back-to-Back State Championship title in all girl, 5A GHSA state competition history. On November 10, 2007 they won their 3rd consecutive State title. [2]
- 2008-2009 Region 7AAAAA Champions
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On Senior Night The Peachtree Ridge Lion's football team defeated Rival North Gwinnett 19-7 to win the school's first ever Region Championship. The Lions only allowed a single touchdown off of a return touchdown during the opening kickoff. After giving up just that touchdown the Lion's defense stepped up and completely shutdown the Bulldog's strong Offense.
- Clubs
- Robotics
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The high school's robotics team, team 1261, ( Website) was recognized for being part of the three-team alliance to win the Peachtree Regional division FIRST Robotics Competition in 2005. This feat was accomplished once again in 2006, making the school one of very few to win twice in a row. The competitions were both held at the Gwinnett Civic Center. In 2006, the team also won the prized Safety Award for demonstrating qualities which exemplify staying safe in the sometimes-dangerous robot-building and -running environment. After winning, the team also went to the national competition, which also hosts some international teams from nations such as Israel, United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and Germany, but unfortunately did not meet with the same success at this level.
- Awarded 2006 Governor's Cup
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Peachtree Ridge was awarded the Governor's cup for the most improvement in SAT scores for AAAAA schools in the county. Georgia governor Sonny Perdue visited the school and presented the Cup.
- The Roar
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The school's newspaper, The Roar, earned first place in the general excellence category at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Gwinnett Daily Post. The Roar Staff was led by adviser Tom Myers and Co-Editors-in-Chief Andrew Barnhart and Alexa Sherman. Anthony Herro and Kevin Bennett were recognized for maintaining the best sports section in the County. As a staff, The Roar was recognized with the best news section, best layout/design, honorable mention for best sports section, and first place in general excellence.
- Winterguard
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The Peachtree Ridge Winterguard placed Grand Champions (Division Scholastic AAA) in the Southern Association for Performing Arts Championships in Macon, Georgia in March 2007. Schools from five states competed against the PRHS winterguard.
- External links
- Official website
- Robotics Team official website
- Peachtree Ridge Roaring Lions Marching Band
- Peachtree Ridge Football
- Peachtree Ridge Hockey
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| About This Zip Code (30024) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
35,241 people |
7,714,340 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
57% |
21% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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33 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.0 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$86,581
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$44,678 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
7.9 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
13 years old |
30 years old |
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90% / 10% |
66% / 34% |
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